How do they match: Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

  • Plastics Seasoner Operator
  • Backing-in Machine Tender
  • Base Draw Operator
  • Briquetting Machine Operator
  • Drying Machine Tender
  • Drying Unit Felting Machine Operator
  • Glazing Machine Operator
  • Package Yarns Drying Machine Operator
  • Rubber Vulcanizing Machine Operator
  • Rug Drying Machine Operator
  • Sterilizer Machine Operator
  • Vulcanizing Machine Operator
  • Wire Drawer Operator

  • Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

  • Melt or refine metal before casting, calculating required temperatures, and observe metal color, adjusting controls as necessary to maintain required temperatures.
  • Press and adjust controls to activate, set, and regulate equipment according to specifications.
  • Sprinkle chemicals on the surface of molten metal to bring impurities to surface and remove impurities, using strainers.

  • Melt metal, plastic, or other materials to prepare for production.
  • Skim impurities from molten metal.